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Stephen Hawking assures us Zayn might still be in One Direction — in another universe

Professor Stephen Hawking poses for photographers upon arrival for the Interstellar Live show at the Royal Albert Hall in central London, Monday, 30 March, 2015. Christopher Nolans film will be shown on the big screen, whilst composer Hans Zimmer leads a 60-piece orchestra and the Halls Grand Organ in a simultaneous performance of the movies Academy and BAFTA nominated score.(Joel Ryan / Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

According to BuzzFeed, famed scientist Stephen Hawking appeared via hologram at the Sydney Opera House in Australia to discuss the mysteries and majesty of our universe.

You know, things like, "What do you think is the cosmological effect of Zayn leaving One Direction and consequently breaking the hearts of millions of teenage girls across the world?" which according to the story an actual question that somebody asked.

Hawking, like the boss he is, had an answer.

"My advice to any heartbroken young girl is to pay close attention to the study of theoretical physics," he said, stating the obvious. Of course that's where the 1D-obsessed teens should turn. "Because one day there may well be proof of multiple universes."

Why does that matter? "It would not be beyond the realms of possibility that somewhere outside of our own universe lies another different universe. And in that universe, Zayn is still in One Direction."

And because, theoretically, there is an infinite number of universes in which there is an infinite number of possible scenarios, Hawking was able to give even more hope. "This girl may like to know that in another possible universe, she and Zayn are happily married," he said.

So... Good news, I guess? Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to start hunting for the universe in which I'm married to Emmy Rossum and also I'm Batman.

Britton Peele. Britton Peele is a Project Manager and Geek Critic (totally a real thing and not something he just made up) at The Dallas Morning News, and was formerly an editor of GuideLive. He's written about video games for a variety of places on the internet and is a firm believer in Narnia, Middle-Earth and Oceanic Flight 815.